Collection development involves knowing the answers to the following questions:
Who are your library users?
What are their needs and interests?
What is the library’s mission?
What is the curriculum of the school?
Which materials best suit the needs of your educational program?
How can they be identified and purchased?
Which materials no longer belong?
Answers to these questions will help shape your efforts to select a variety of materials for different reading levels and interests connected to the curriculum, supporting our efforts to teach students the value of being a lifelong learner and reader.
Collection development involves knowing the answers to the following questions:
Who are your library users?
What are their needs and interests?
What is the library’s mission?
What is the curriculum of the school?
Which materials best suit the needs of your educational program?
How can they be identified and purchased?
Which materials no longer belong?
Answers to these questions will help shape your efforts to select a variety of materials for different reading levels and interests connected to the curriculum, supporting our efforts to teach students the value of being a lifelong learner and reader.